But they meant "Jiddish", as there are many elements from Jiddish folkmusic present in his compositions. And there is a lot of banality in these works, which cannot be denied. They were educated the classic way, off course. Every country, every people has ist preferences in music too. Is that negative ? By the way, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a long "jiddish" tradition, special with the many Jiddish speaking people from Galicia, Bohemia & other places in that vast area. They even had their own military-rabbies. ============================================================ ===================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendell Rider Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 11:58 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 45, Issue 9 On Sep 7, 2006, at 7:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 08:50:24 -0500 (CDT) > from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > subject: [Hornlist] Bernstein in Vienna > > Looking for some knowledgeable comments on Lenard Bernstein and the > VPO. > Public TV in Dallas ran a program on Bernstein including his time as > conductor of the VPO. According to the program when Bernstein tried > to introduce Mahler to the VPO he met with a lot of resistance from > its members and spent a lot of time convincing them it was music > worthy of the VPO. > > Is that an accurate portrayal of the post WWII VPO? I heard from someone who played in Vienna in the Tonkunstler Orchestra that the VPO found Mahler to be "too Jewish". Sincerely, Wendell Rider For information about my book, "Real World Horn Playing", the Summer Seminar and Internet Horn Lessons go to my website: www.wendellworld.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
